Incorporated in 1830, Beaver Meadow Railroad & Coal Company transported anthracite coal mined in Beaver Meadow to Philadelphia
markets. The company merged into the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1864. Their records consist of stock transfer books in two
volumes, dated 1833 to 1846 and 1861 to 1863, which list transactions of the company shares and changes in ownership.

The Beaver Meadow Railroad & Coal Company was incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania on April 7, 1830. The company purchased
a tract of anthracite coal land in Northampton (now Carbon) County. Between 1834 and 1836, the company constructed a twenty-six
mile railroad from these mines to the Lehigh Canal at Parryville. In the late 1830s, the railroad was to be a link in a through
route from New York and Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Erie which was promoted by Nicholas and Edward R. Biddle. The flood
of 1841 destroyed much of the line, and the six miles below East Mauch Chunk were not replaced. Completion of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad to East Mauch Chunk in 1855 gave the company a direct rail outlet to tidewater. It was merged into the Lehigh Valley
Railroad on July 8, 1864.

The records consist of stock transfer books in two volumes, dated 1833 to 1846 and 1861 to 1863, which list transactions of
the company shares and changes in ownership. By the 1860s, smaller transactions reflect the dispersion of ownership through
inheritance and small scale investment.